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passion which consumed him caused him to
formulate hopes which, up to that time, he
had not seriously conceived. Now that
Ada Mayblossom's husband had deserted
her, might he not legitimately aspire TO possess
her? On the other side of the globe. in n
new country, might she not be disposed to
requite his lifelong devotion2 He would
follow her to Australia, to the uttermost ends
the slightest sign of encouragement! These
wild thoughts and ideas naturally caused
Dick to anticipate with feverish impotence
and anxiety their next meeting, with which
the sad word Farewell"
When the momentous day arrived Dick
found his cousin awaiting him at the head of
the gangway on board the good ship Bal
laarat. She was rs pale as himself. but in
initely less agitated, and, after a few words
where they could converse undisturbed.
Il have Il confession to make TO you,
Dick" she said, facing him with composure.
II have already made mine, Ada" began
Dick, u~nsteadily.
Listen to what / have to say first, Dick"
said his cousin, before he could proceed.
- You believe that | am about to proceed to
Australia-alone.n
As she spoke, Mrs. Mayblossom, half in
voluntarily. perhaps, laid her hand lightly
upon n pile of luggage which encountered
the bunk beside which she WAS standing, and
Dick recognized, with n start, n mans hat
box and II gun-chSe.
lis this your cabin p he inquired, turning
pale.
Yes, il is mine" she answered.
And those things?" he Intercepted,
quite sternly, with II glance at the compro-
missing items.
:" told you | was not going alone, Dick"
said his cousin, blushing somewhat; these
things belong to my husband"
TO Mayblossom " cried Dick. 4" Is he
going with you 7"
Yes. lie is in the saloon outside. Do
wish to see him 7" inquired his cousin, n
little sharply.
Are you, then, reconciled? Have you
forgiven hin ?'' said poor Dick.
There was nothing to forgive returned
his cousin, lifting her handsome head, and
looking at Dick n little scorufully. He was
ever the truest and best of husbands. You
never liked him, and were ready TO believe
the worst"
"But-but the letter which you showed
me-, " cried Dick, reddening.
III wrote il by my dictation. II was my
own composition" said Mrs. Mayblossom, in
a hard voice.
Then ~your-your grief, your, distress,
your agitation - murmured Dick.
Were all assumed, " said Mrs. Mayblos-
every word through the foSlding.doors,"
IT was a trick, then-a plotl" exclaimed
poor Dick, bitterly wounded.
YES, Dick, it was. / was desperate, and
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DICK DOWNER'S DISENCHANTMENT
Iron London TRUTH

Dick Downer was inclined to make a fool
of himself about his pretty cousin, Mrs.
Mayblossom. Notwithstanding that she had
heartlessly Tilted him, his devotion to her
seemed rather to increase than to dimin-
ish. He could not, of course, ignore the fact
that she had treated him most scandalous-
ly; but his mild resentment faded away
to a vanishing point when it became appar-
ent that his cousins marriage was likely to
prove an unhappy one. Capt. Mayblossom
seemed a good fellow enough in his way
but however good a fellow a man may be,
If he is absolutely devoid of in
come and expectations, he is not
a desirable helpmate. No doubt,
when she eloped with him, Ada Mayblossom
had counted upon being able to win back the
lndulgent affection of her adopted parent,
had been over the old man, she soon found
that he was vindictively implacable. Not
only was this SO, but old job Downer was
furious with his son for what he considered
his want OF spirit and proper pride in de;
Tending his cousin after her treatment of
him. Old Downer was never tired of de-
%nouncing his niece in terms which poor Dick
could not sit by and listen to without indig-
nant remonstrance, whereby he not only
lrritated his father, but innocently helped to
dissipate the remotest chance of effecting n
reconciliation between the two.
In spite of his fathers protestation Dick
was a frequent visitor at the trim little
suburban villa in which his fair cousin and
her pauper husband resided. Being a simple
minded individual, he might have gone there
fifty, times without, ever suspecting that
Black Care was perched astride the gable.
The house was daintily and even extensively
furnished the living was excellent, for the
Captain was particular about his food and
had the reputation of being one of the best
judges of claret in London; while the domes-
tic affairs generally were well ordered and
showed no signs of painful parsimony. Dick,
however, was soon initiated by his cousin
into the secret of impending trouble, and
alphabetically shared with her the dismal
apprehensions which it involved.
To most people-who, by the way had q
pretty shrewd suspicion of the Captains in
S SU%sUiitsie Mrs. Mayblossom seemed entirely
easements: She was always we'll dressed,
ehesrful, animated and fascinating. But to
Dick, In their confidential tete-a-tetes, she
confessed that her affected indifference was
but q mask to conceal from the world the an
guish which tortured her. She contriyed TO
make RiekI aacHtelz AenNble Of the misery of
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TWO WOMEN IN A WINDOW.
Tho Passing Public stares in Surprise, hui
Treats Them Politely.

The Passing Public stnres in Surprise, but
Treats Them Politely.
In the window Of an uptown store two
women operate sewing machines all day long.
They are not as extraordinary objects of at
tention as the seven long haired sisters from
Hairville, but they attract a casual crowd
now and then in just the same manner. The
wayfarer glares at them q moment and then
goes his way.
They we're asked yesterday if they were not
embarrassed by the prominence of their posi-
ton. =" We were at first" said one of them,
q matter of fact person who dressed in black
and wore q business look that q commercial
agency would without hesitation have classed
as Al. :" We got over it after n while"
DO you not feel uncomfortable when SO
people stare at you as if you were Zulus
or Albinos :"
II fear that you greatly ~exaggerate the
staring. The people who Dol in at the win
dow are very polite. They do not stare i'm
pertinently. They merely look at us in sur
prise, glance at our work and hasten on.
You see we are in n side street, where passers-
by are not so numerous as in Broadway"
" 1t isn't so hard as you would imagine"
said the other woman. People can see
that we are here for so much a week, and
they don't annoy us. We go on the principle
that no lady will be annoyed or iinsulted who
bears herself with dignity. The same rule
holds good for a store window as for a church
festival
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represent sleeps wool. red enamel formed the
top, which was nat. and the pompon which rose
from the front Of the cap about three inches, con-
sisted Of O solid lump Of frosted silver. The Rus-
sion coat of-arms in god served az a cover for the
Joining of the pompon u the cap.
In Russian silver tea caddies the haudsomest de-
sign recently seen was In heavy repouss6 work.
One side was plain, and In the space was a tablet
Of oxidized silver on which, in repouss6 work, was
depicted a Biblical scene.
A handsome belt is composed of numberless
threads OF gold and silver, woven on q wide linen
band. The clasp Is two bears, one of silver and
the other OF gold. each with his teeth and claws
fastened in the hide Of the other.
Almond-shaped link cuff buttons Of white
enamel, set on one side with a tennis racket and o
net, and on the other with o racket and a bunch OF
enamel e-nots, make as handsome a de-
sign In this line Of jewelry as we have yet seen.
Another Wrong Diagnosis.
[From he Omaha World.l
Omaha Girl Ito Boston Girl)-Why, my dear. your
lips are all calloused; that lump in the middle Of
your upper lip looks like q wart. don't see why
you Boston girls should make such geese OF your
selves over all those new fads.
Boston Girl-These hard places on my lips came
from playing the cornet.
"ohl Thats III l thought maybe you had been
learning to talk Russian"
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the object of his sons request, and there en-
sued a scene which, but for Dicks filial for
bearance, might have ended in complete
arrangement. But on the following morn
signs of relenting, and ut length he said,
You and I mustn't quarrel any more
about that woman, Dick. She isn't worth it.
I've written to Greggs, my lawyer, and told
him to- ship her of to Australia at my ex-
pense."
relieved and gratitied.
You ought to feel grateful, Dick, for I'm
doing it entirely upon your account, and not
man. She deserves her fate for her heart
less conduct to you and me. Deserted by
her husband, she would be more dangerous
than ever over here, and ! would much
sooner she were on the other side of the
globe"
Dick hastened off to inform his cousin of
the success of his Mission and, though little
Mrs. Mayblossom evidently did not relish
the interference of a lawyer in the business,
she, nevertheless, thanked Dick very warmly
and cordially for the service he had rem
dered. Dick would fain have taken an active
part in assisting his cousin TO make the neces-
sary arrangements for her departure, but,
TO his great chagrin, Mrs. Mayblossom said
with rmnesS
mo. Dick it must not be. In the miser-
able position of a deserted wife | cannot be
too circumspect in my conduct. Besides, AS
my dear, good uncle is going to pay all this
money for me, ! must not offend him by oc-
cupying his sons time"
but, Ada! Will you not think of me n
littleF" cried Dick, quite plaintiyely.
II am thinking of III good. Dick said
Mrs. Mayblossom, more seriously than she
get me, Dick"
" Forget you, Ada! / never can, never.
My heart will go with you over the sea, " cried
poor Dick.
mo, Dick; it will not, I" said the little lady,
fixing her blue eyes upon him for an instant
with q strange look of determination. Then
she added lightly " You shall come and see
me of, Dick. want you to come. But until
then il must be au reyolr."
She made him a little courtesy. and then,
with a sudden impulse, seized his hand and
kissed it. Before poor Dick could realize
what he was about, he had fallen on his knees
at her feet, giving passionate utterance TO his
frantic alteration. His cousin looked ronsid-
erably startled for q moment, and then, re-
leasing herself gently but with firmness from
his grasp, quietly insisted upon his promis-
ing not TO see her again until the day of her
departure. Dick, feeling considerably
sbashed by Mrs. Mayblossom's dignifed de-
meanor. gave the required undertaking, guilt
lily conscious that the episode precluded him
from questioning the decree OF Punishment.
Dick kept his word, as In honor bound, but
the fact Of having RVowed TO his cousin he
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the only means I could devise of raising the
necessary money to enable us to emigrate to
Australia was by pretending to be in q posi-
ton which excited your keenest sympathy.
the money was Forthcoming" said his cousin,
untiinchingly.
II scorn your gratitude, Ada" cried poor
Dick with sudden fury. rs this your return
voice. Il would have died for you Ada,
and now you are not ashamed to confess that
you have made me a contemptible dupe."'
II wanted to convince you, Dick, that !
am heartless and c~ruel-when l do not love-
but as pale as ghost. " In justice to my hus-
band and to myself, and for the sake OF your
own future happiness, have made this con-
fessiOn to YOU"
You might have spared me, Ada" was all
Dick could say, as he opened the cabin door
with a trembling hand.
IL should have liked to, Dick, for il has
been an unpleasant task. But l had others
to consider besides myself, and, after all, I
have been paid for what l have DONE"
" Paid for it ?" gasped Dick,
:" Yes, and well paid. See here !" And,
with n little hysterical laugh, Mrs. May
blossom drew a slip of paper from the bosom
It was a check, signed by his father, for $500.
The same evening Dick Downer sought IN
interview with his father in his study, and
said, almost ~tiercely:
Father, are you aware that Mayblossom
never deserted his wife at all, and that the
whole affair was a miserable conspiracy to
get money"
. You don't say SO !" cried the old m n,
opening his eyes in genuine establishment.
'''Tha appears TO be the case" repliAd
Dick, rather taken aback by his fathers evil
dent bona fdes, but what about that checly
for $500 which bore your signature p"
She haggled a good deal, Dick, with my
lawyer about the money she required" salt
the old man, looking at his son curiously
:" and, failing TO get as much as she wanted,
she came to me and offered for $500, toto
convince you of the folly of your infatua-
ton"
"She has done so, father, very ef~fectually,"
said Dick.
"Then 1 don't grudge the money" re-
turned the old man, as his shrewd eyes
twinkled.
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life of debt and false appearances, supple
mented by worse than uncertainty regarding
the future. .
course, and these did not hesitate to insinuate
that she deliberately worked upon her
cousins feelings for the sake of getting
money out Of him. 1t would have been
nearer the truth, perhaps, had they suggested
that Mrs. Mayblossom's motive was to touch
indirectly, through Dick, the adamantine
heart Of her wealthy uncle. At the same
time it must be owned that she did get money
out of Dick, and took it with a very faint
show of scruple.
Dick would willingly have parted with the
last farthing he possessed in the world to
spare her a moments uneasiness but, un-
fortunately, the assistance he could render
was of q merely temporary nature. Though
nominally a partner in his fathers business.
his income was but that of a poorly paid
clerk, and the old man, knowing his sons
simple habits, and no doubt suspecting the
destination of his probationary. turned q
deaf ear to all suggestions of a rise" For
his own part, old Downer refused emphat-
ically to contribute a single farthing to the
support of his erring niece and her husband,
and manifested 80 unforgiving a spirit that
after a time Dick abandoned as absolutely
hopeless the ungrateful task OF appealing to
him.
Meanwhile, naturally, things went from
bad to worse in the Mayblossom menage (;
creditors became clamorous, friends grew
lukeWarm and chary, and the procuring the
commonestn ecessaries of life involved in
genious but humiliating subterfuges and
maneuvres. To complicate matters there APP
reared on the lowering horizon of the future
an ominous thundercloud which, when it
burst, would, as Dick feared, completely
submerge his poor cousin in her sea of trou-
bles.
Dick had noticed of late that Capt. May
blossom was very seldom at home. He gath
eredincidentally that the Captain disappeared
from time to time rather mysteriously, and
that his manner was changed towards his de-
voted wife. She, DOR woman, made no COM
plant on the subject, but the downcast look.
the half-suppressed sigh, the i~ll-concealed
uneasiness when she referred to her hus-
bands absences told the old, sad story of
neglect and faithlessness palmer than words
could speak.
Dick was less startled, therefore, than he
otherwise might have been at receiving from
his cousin one day O few blotted, incoherent
lines, urging him to come to her at once. as a
terrible grief had befallen her. Without Q
moments delay he fastened to her SIDE and
learned that what he had foreseen had hap
pened and that his cousins husband had de-
serted her. -
AS he Razed sorrowfully upon her, seeking
In vain for words In which TO convey, how
ever feebly, his heartfelt sympathy de-
yotion, Dick could not help being foroibly
struck by the peculiar. villainy OF the mar
who bad thus Wropged her. Poor little ArR
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bluntly that even her present distress would

bluntly that even her present distress would
not purchase the old mans forgiveness.
Poor little me l feared it would be So"
handkerchief to her eyes. However" she
added briskly, II must not give way, but
remember my child. 1 have made up my
mind what to do, Dick. Five years ago,
when poor. papa died, left some friends
live with Uncle job. Some of these will,
perhaps, put me in the way of earning my
own living, If | return among them"
What! leave England, Ada :" cried Dick,
YES, Dick 1t will be better for many
reasons" said Mrs. Mayblossom, glancing
for a moment at Dicks panied expression
and then fixing her gaze abstractedly upon
the point of her dainty little red morocco
" Besides" she added, after rather an awk-
ward pause, ~ have no particular reason to
feel attached the old country"
You will leave no one behind you, Ada,
who"-began Dick, with flaming cheeks.
You are always good, and kind, and
noble, and generous" i~nterposed Mrs. May
blossom hastily " and l never, no, never
shall forget all your goodness. But my mind
is made up, Dick quite made up; and the
only question is, how am to get the money
Money" murmured Dick, somewhat So
bered by the introduction of this prosaio
topic,
III course. L cunnO go WITHOUT money.
There will be the passage TO pay and an out
fit for me and pet and, of course, / should
be unhappy II / went without paying my
personal debts, and l should require to have
something in my purse when / land over
there. shouldn't /, Dick 7" said the practical
little lady with great animation.
4" suppose So" said Dick, rather family.
II have no doubt l could raise what you
would require"
my dear, noble Dick" exclaimed Mrs.
Mayblossom f~eelingly. "Rut you couldn't
you couldn't, indeed! You have no idea
what q sum would be needed"
And Immediately little Mrs. Mayblossom
began to check of upon her slender fingers
a number of items which soon reached IA very
substantial total. Dick was considerably
staggered at the amount, and ~vuefully con-
fessed that it was far beyond his modest
means. The conversation thereupOn took an
extremely prosaic and practical turn, which
renders unnecessary a detailed report Of it.
Dick, who could never Withstand his fair
cousins humors. was easily led to abandon
the sentimental aspect Of the situation and
to discuss with her, soberly enough, the i'm
portant question of ways and means. The
result Of the interview was that, having
pledged himself to obtain the requisite funds
to equip his cousin and her child for the con-
templated voyage, Dick found himself forced
to the unpleasant necessity of demanding o
check from his father.
The old man Was furious when he learned
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HOwLs WHEN HE PULLED THE STRING.
Anson Ponds Fishing Experience In Ills
Fathers House on a River.

Anson n Fishing Experience in Ills
Fathers House on n River.
Little Arson Pond, the saturnine, doesn't
look as II he could tell a good story to save
his life. But in the brief intervals when he
is not thinking out a melodrama of the Her
Atonement" type his society can be tolerated.
The other day he was the centre of an
animated group of T~hespians. Each had
told stories, and it was Ponds turn.
As the little gentleman nowadays leads an
extremely uninteresting life, he was obliged
to turn for his story to the days when he was
young.
My father owned q country house." said
Mr.. Pond and as the river ran almost be-
meath our windows, there was excellent fish
One night I couldn't sleep 80 / thought
that, as / had my ~fishing-rod in the bed
room, L would Just open the window and
dexterously throw my line out into the
river. L, consequently, opened the case
ment, and with a jerk sent the fishing-line
forth.
There / sat for ten minutes, enjoying the
cool night air, but catching never n fish.
Presently / thought l would rebait my
hook. l began to draw 1t in, when 1 felt
there was something on it.
howl positively rent the air. The cries that
followed were awful. I forgot all about
fishing and ran downstairs. My father was
already outside. The household was aroused.
The cause of the unearthly yell was soon ex-
planned
II had caught a cat-one of our sweet
nocturnal pussies."
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Derby. The gloves were examined kindly by
Chief Donovan as the principals in the six
round contest stepped on the roped and
staked platform. Each glove would have
weighed full five ounces, and the contest, it
was known at once, would be one of skill and
strength, no brutality being possible. II is
said that there were less arrests for runke
ness in Hoboken last summer, with the sa-
looms open all day Sunday and twenty to
fifty thousand strangers in town to quench
their thirst, than in some of the uptown
wards. Public glove contests in New York
would put money in thousands of channels,
injure nobody, and help prevent some Of
these finish fights the police seem unable to
cope with,
are to rent" was the rumor that surprised
downtown athletes yesterday. Why, GER
last night. There's been a For Sale sign
sells his property for building lots for his
price, $4,000, 900, we shall have to move
away. Yes, we've got our new grounds Sc
lected, but of course where the location u is
confidential"
The silence about Manager Holske and ex-
Manager P. F. sheedy is getting painful.
The hard glove fight for q medal between
Al Fleischman and W. G.. George is reported
TO be " Off"
Paddy Smith seems to be in for q disap-
pointment as to a fight with Mike DAILY, of
Bangor. DAILY, Billy Dacey claims, refused
to make a match with him a short time ago,
although Billy Fitzgerald telegraphed that
Dacey's money was UP.
The Prospect Harriers' next quarterly meet
ing will be held at the clubhouse on Tues
day, Jan. 8, at 8 o'clock p. M. This club will
have a handicap run of about three and one
half miles on Saturday afternoon at 800 for a
from Petit's Hotel. jamaica, [. l., on Dec. 26,
at TO- 80 A. NJ. The New Years Day run will
be from H~ackensack, also in the forenoon.
Secretary Growtage says a musical. literary
and boxing entertainment will be given at
the clubhouse tomorrow evening.
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tfTom hdrpeTs bdSdf.l
A certain mistress of a household manages to ex-
tract q little merriment along with much misery
from her sundry cooks of various nationalitiesL
Anything wanted to-day, Katharine ~ she
asked one morning of the divinity of the kitchen,
q tall Nova Scotian fond of using long words.
Yes, ma'am, If you would please to investi-
gate IN a new ladle for me to stir the soup with
when / set IL on the back of the range TO simper. "
- What have you in the house for dinner,
Anna :" the lady asked Of the Nova Scotian's sue
cessor, a Swede.
Kittens and two dogs" was the reply. (Kid-
neys aud two ducks).
CHOW large is the Gods liver" she asked an
other day OF This same cook.
"Pretty big, ma'am-about five ounces long and
two ounces wide"
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Is a pity boxing shows
can't run in New York
City as they can in
Hoboken, sporting
men say. The Chief
of Police, o Police
Commissioner, q de-
tective and some score
of officers were pres
ent at the LIE Blanche
Fallon contest in Odd
Fellows Hall last
night, and except for
the spirited yet fair
and innocent conflicts
on the stage, no
Quaker meeting could
baya laan mora nr
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SPORTS OF TRACK AND RING.
SHOBOKEN A PEACEFUL HOME FOR SPAR
. RING CONTESTS.

The Attendance In Odd-FclIows' Hall mt the
lie Blanche-Fallon Fight ms Orderly ms n
Quaker M~eetinE-The Manhattan Ath-
letic Club Grounds to Rent The Prospect
Harrier to Have n Kun To-NIorrow.
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A NIeritorious Work.

[From the Nebraska State JourndI.l
"Brigsby, l understand, has written severa
books"
"Yes, and he contemplates more.n
4" Which do you think Is his best Z"
The last one"
why 2"
at isn't half 30 long as the Others"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-27

Extra guns and cartridges can he OBJ
tanned at the Range.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-27
YACHTS RUN BY GAS.

About the latter part Of July a
novel yacht will be launched in the
Ohio river, which will no doubt be
followed by many more. 1t is being
built for 5. 5. ID. Thompson. 1t
will be thirty-six feet long, six feet
beam and will draw less than twenty
two inches. 1t will be run by gas,
the gas to be generated from chemi-
Gals in n machine which will occupy
about eighteen inches space in the
stern of the boat. The power will
be 1-horse, and the builders guaran-
tee the boat to travel twelve miles
an hour. The engine, machinery,
etc., only weigh about 500 pounds,
so that the vessel will carry twenty
five people.